Press Releases
A-B Tech’s Premier Space Fest Event to Showcase Space Experiment and Activities
March 16th 2026 A-B Tech has been selected as one of 20 schools and colleges nationwide to send a science experiment into outer space this year as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP).
A-B Tech Physics Students to Launch Science Experiment into Outer Space
February 4th 2026 Astronauts Will Conduct an Experiment on the International Space Station this Summer.A-B Tech is one of 20 schools and colleges nationwide that will be sending a science experiment into outer space this spring as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP).
A-B Tech Basic Law Enforcement Training Graduates 20 New Officers
December 18th 2025 A-B Tech's Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program celebrated 20 newly minted law enforcement officers on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The graduates were honored in a ceremony on the Asheville campus that was attended by families, friends, and local law enforcement agencies.
A-B Tech Alum Silver Cousler Locovozzi Shines with Neng Jr’s
November 19th 2025 When Silver Cousler Iocovozzi enrolled at A-B Tech, it was for drafting classes to begin his goal of becoming an architect.
A-B Tech Named Among the Nation’s Top 200 Community Colleges by the Aspen Institute
October 30th 2025 A-B Tech Community College has been named one of the nation's top 200 institutions eligible to compete for the 2027 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges.
A-B Tech Celebrates National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
September 16th 2025 A-B Tech is celebrating National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week from September 14-20 by highlighting the successes of its High School Equivalency (HSE), English Language Acquisition (ELA), and Successful Occupational Achievement Readiness (SOAR) programs.
Advanced Manufacturing Center Offers 3D Printing Program
July 18th 2025 Calling all artists, makers, machinists, and anyone who’d like to learn about 3D Printing. A-B Tech's Advanced Manufacturing Center is now offering 3D Printing classes. Check out this short video of instructor Ryan Cappetti explaining how 3D printing works and what all can be made with it.
A-B Tech Basic Law Enforcement Training Graduates Largest Class in a Decade, Class Scores 100 Percent Passing Rate on State Exam
June 17th 2025 A-B Tech’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program is graduating its largest class in 10 years on Wednesday, June 18, with 28 students ranging in age from 20 to 52.
High School Students Cultivate Character, New Skills in Nurse Aide Certificate Program
June 10th 2025 In A-B Tech’s Ferguson Center for Allied Health and Workforce Development, seven Career and College Promise (CCP) high school students are tucked behind floor-to-ceiling curtains, practicing their nursing skills.
A-B Tech High School Equivalency Graduates Overcome a Difficult Year
June 9th 2025 Resiliency was on display as A-B Tech celebrated its 2025 High School Equivalency Graduation on June 5, which drew a crowd of about 500 people.